Science and Engineering Practices

After spending time studying the Next Generation Science Standards , I wanted to share the Science and Eng…

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain!

This is an awesome read for the first day of school!   Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak, Ph.D is…

How to Squeeze in Social Studies and Science

Teaching is harder than ever these days! I'm about to start my 39th year teaching. Honestly, it&#…

Getting Parents to Read Your Notes

I'm sure we've all been there: a note gets sent home, and it's never seen!   Parents are…

Active Students? Try Scoot!

Today I'm sharing a game that helped me through those last hectic weeks of school where the kiddos jus…

Doing the Tango! (Learning about Argentina!)

We had one of our Enrichment Days today! Our theme was Around the World in One Day , and it was fabulous…

Still Trying to be Super Woman

Five years ago today my life changed. Five years ago today I had a stroke. Most people can't tell by lo…

Tricks to Remember Measurement Units

Brain research teaches us that making a connection to something familiar helps students remember. …